"Nord Stream 2", this line carries too much political turmoil.
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline was completed in September this year, but German regulators have been slow to release it, preferring to endure the shortage of natural gas or the complaints of the people, rather than allowIng Russia to transport natural gas to Europe through Nord Stream 2.
At present, it seems that the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian border conflict, the pressure of the United States, ukraine, Poland and other countries and the Green Party, one of germany's ruling coalitions, have expressed opposition, which has made it more difficult to open.
German Foreign Minister Berberk, leader of the Green Party, said Nord Stream II did not comply with European energy laws and would not be approved for the time being. German energy regulators said in mid-December that certification of the natural gas pipeline project Nord Stream II had not yet been restarted and was not expected to be fully operational in the first half of 2022. According to the analysis, Germany hopes to use the "Nord Stream II" as a condition to force Russia to make concessions to Ukraine, while the Greens hope to use the "Nord Stream II" incident to enhance its position in the ruling coalition.
A U.S. congressional aide said Biden wanted to use Nord Stream 2 as a bargaining chip to restrain Russia and seek the cooperation of the German government. The United States proposed that if russian troops invaded Ukraine, Germany should ensure that the pipeline could not be put into use. But newly appointed German Chancellor Schoerz's attitude toward the matter was vague.
The failure of Nord Stream 2 to be opened is considered by Russia to be entirely geopolitical, while Germany and the European Union believe that it is for legal and procedural reasons.
Recently, from these few things, the relationship between Germany and Russia seems to be increasingly incompatible, and the rift is even deepening.
The first was the mutual expulsion of diplomats between Germany and Russia. The incident follows Russian Krassikov, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in Germany, and he was charged with killing former Chechen leader Hangoshvili in Berlin in August 2019. The Berlin court found that this was a murder case directed by the Russian state department, so Germany expelled two Russian diplomats in Germany. The Russian Foreign Ministry criticized Berlin's verdict for political motivation and announced the same expulsion of two German diplomats.
The second was the German media regulator's december 22 order to shut down the Russian German-language Channel Today, which had only been on the air for a week. German regulators said in a statement that the station had not applied for or obtained a broadcasting license. Russian presidential press secretary Peskov responded that Germany's move violates the spiritual values and laws and regulations of Europe and undermines press freedom, but the West has turned a blind eye to this.
On December 21, the supply of gas to Yamal-Europe, one of Russia's main pipelines for the delivery of natural gas to Europe, fell to zero, and the price of natural gas in Europe rose further. Russian presidential press secretary Peskov stressed that the matter is a commercial act and has nothing to do with Nord Stream 2.
Putin said Moscow should not be blamed for the soaring prices of gas in Europe, as Gazprom continues to meet all supply obligations.
On December 23, at an annual media press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the soaring price of natural gas in Europe could not be blamed on Moscow, as Gazprom continued to meet all supply obligations.
Putin said gazprom must perform long-term contracts before it can supply gas to the spot market, while some countries have signed long contracts with Gazprom, such as Germany, which are currently enjoying much cheaper gas and can even sell it to neighboring countries for money.
Putin also said that Europe should solve the problem of natural gas shortage on its own. He also suspected that Russian gas sold to Germany was ultimately resold to Ukraine.
Multiple entanglements in it, "Nord Stream 2", it is really difficult to open! The most worrying thing is that the heating up of the Russian-German confrontation will greatly affect the international situation. (Inoue Frog)